Rueters
Tuesday, December 5, 2000; 5:01 PM

	Lyon's captain Sonny Anderson, right, scores against Spartak Moscow's goalkeeper Alexander Filimonov, left, as Spartak defender Yury Kovtun tries to stop him. (Philippe Merle - AFP)

LYON, France, Dec 5 – Brazilian marksman Sonny Anderson scored a pair of opportunist goals as Olympique Lyon trounced Spartak Moscow 3-0 in the Champions League second phase on Tuesday.

The group C win boosted Lyon's chances of qualifying for the quarter-finals and saw them cheered off after a ruthlessly efficient performance.

Only a week earlier they had been jeered at the same stadium after a 2-2 French league draw against Sedan that had the fans calling for coach Jacques Santini's head.

Steve Marlet opened the scoring for Lyon after just 90 seconds and Anderson then netted twice before the break to put the French side in complete control.

Anderson left the field midway through the second half to be replaced by defender Jacek Bak as Lyon settled for a three-goal margin.

Midfielder Pierre Laigle set up Marlet's opener, threading the ball through the middle for Marlet to beat the offside trap and slot the ball past goalkeeper Alexander Filimonov.

The Russians had plenty of pace and guile in attack, but their finishing let them down. Lyon's attack was clinical.

Anderson made it 2-0 after 31 minutes, collecting a through ball from Marlet and clipping it home. He was on target again 10 minutes later when he juggled the ball in the area after good work from Vikash Dhorasoo, hooking it into the net as he tumbled to the turf.

"The whole team played well, but I was there to finish things off," said Anderson.

"We had a superb spirit tonight," said midfielder Philippe Violeau, whose 70th minute free-kick bounced off the Spartak bar. "The coach told us how he wanted us to play and we followed orders."

Spartak finished defiantly with Vasily Baranov hitting the side netting and Artyom Bezrodny forcing a diving save from goalkeeper Gregory Coupet, but Lyon could easily have made it 4-0.

Marlet beat two defenders and the goalkeeper only to fire wide when it seemed easier to score in the 86th minute.

Lyon coach Santini was delighted with his team's professionalism.

"I feel very satisfied that we can play at this level in top European competition," he said.

Spartak, by contrast, were left to rue their defensive frailties.

"We didn't start well—and we were punished for our mistakes," said the Russian side's Cameroon-born defender Jerry-Christian Tchuisse. "We are very disappointed."

Lyon lost 1-0 at Bayern Munich in their opening match of the second phase, while Spartak Moscow won 4-1 at home to Arsenal.